Which food item used in Puerto Rican cuisine was brought by enslaved Africans?

Which food item used in Puerto Rican cuisine was brought by enslaved Africans?

mangoes
cassava
goats
yams

Was is cassava,

This is on primavera for spanish 2 semester 1 lmao

I just took the test on Primavera and the correct answer is yams.

Hmm! But your answers don't match your text. I think the answer is yams which originate in Africa.

No.

What does your reading assignment say?

Okay I that was my other choice since Africa did have a big variety of fruits

Yes, cassava is the correct answer. Cassava, also known as yuca, is a food item that was brought to Puerto Rico by enslaved Africans. Cassava is a starchy root vegetable that is commonly used in Caribbean cuisine, including Puerto Rican dishes. It is often used to make dishes like mofongo, a traditional Puerto Rican dish made from mashed fried plantains mixed with cassava. The African influence on Puerto Rican cuisine is significant, and the introduction of cassava is just one example of the culinary contributions made by the African diaspora in Puerto Rico.

My text states When Ponce de León arrived with Columbus in 1493, the Spanish added beef, pork, rice, wheat, and olive oil to the island's foodstuffs. Soon after, the Spanish began planting sugarcane and importing slaves from Africa, who brought with them okra and taro (known in Puerto Rico as yautia)